US senators calls for airlines to issue $10 billion in ticket refunds

A group of US Senate Democrats called on airlines to release an estimated $10 billion in full cash refunds for flights cancelled by passengers owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. Transportation Department regulations require airlines to issue cash refunds for all flights cancelled by the company but allow travel vouchers as an alternative for flights cancelled by customers. “Unfortunately, these travel vouchers do the public little good in this time of emergency, when Americans need money now to pay for basic necessities such as food, housing, and medical care,” the senators said in a joint statement. The senators arrived at